From THENNON1@UA1VM.UA.EDUTue Apr 4 22:52:57 1995 Date: Tue, 04 Apr 95 11:42:44 CDT From: Tim Hennon To: Babylon5-Creative Subject: STORY: Revenge Just thought I'd inflict my first attempt at B5 fiction on all you guys. REVENGE Na'Toth handed G'Kar a small oblong device. "It contains the data you requested, and Miang has been relieved of duty for the day. All the proper arrangments have been made." "And the human doesn't suspect anything?" questioned G'Kar. "Of course not. We reconstructed ambassador Mollari's voice and told Miang that the ambassador would not be needing his services today. We even rescheduled the meeting. The human thinks that ambassador Mollari is simply too busy to meet today's appointment." Na'Toth's reassurance sounded more like slight irritation at G'Kar's somewhat less-than-complete trust in his assistant. "Now hurry, ambassador Mollari is expecting...you...in less than one quarter of an hour." Giddy, like a child who has just found money enough to buy his favorite piece of candy, G'Kar, singing to himself, skipped out of his quarters and into the corridor. Londo began threading his way through the mass of sentience that engulfed the Zocalo. Checking his timepiece, he realized he'd be about a minute or two late, but no matter. Miang would wait. It was time for the weekly "keeping of honesty", where he would not try to pretend to a status higher than he held in Centauri society. The late emperor shunned such displays of personal status, but he was the exception to the rule; fully ninety-nine percent of Centauri males took pride in their plumes, and Londo was no exception. As Londo entered Miang's place of business, G'Kar stood in a back room and activated the small device Na'Toth had given him, a changeling net, and a holographic image of Miang, barber to Ambassador Londo Mollari of the Centauri Republic overlaid the Narn net user. Grabbing a tool used more on new Earth Force Marine Corps recruits than high-ranking Centauri officials, G'Kar/Miang approached Londo, who was engrossed in the day's edition of Universe Today. Poor Londo never saw the evil grin on his barber's face. "Oh, Ambassador Mollari! It's time for your haircut!" THE END All criticism welcome! Please be cruel, merciless, and unforgiving! Remind me of my English Lit professor, a tough, bad-ass mutha-f**ker who is rumored to eat glass and live cats.